“Wild Nights: Sleep and Human Evolution” – A talk by Dr. David Samson, UofT

What does how you sleep have to do with human evolution? Our immune strength, working memory, attention, decision-making, and visual-motor performance all depend on sleep. How then could elders’ insomnia and teenagers’ penchant for staying up late have evolved?
Anthropologist David Samson is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Mississauga.

Dr. Samson uses pioneering, non-invasive technology to study sleep across human cultures and primate species. His work has been featured on the BBC, Time, The New York Times, New Scientist and CBC.